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WILLIAM It. BREE, or POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 67,9i7, dated August 20, 1867 i IMPROVED LINING FOROIL-BARRELS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM R. BREE, of Pottsvillc, in the county ofSchuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a. new and improvedLining for Coal-Oil Barrels; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exactdcs'ci'iption of the same, suflicient to enableothers skilled in the art to which the: invention appertuins to make useof it. i I i i I In this invention, a coating of a composition, theingredients of which are glue, molasses, and lime-water, is applied tothe inside of the barrels to render them impervious to the oil.

In order to prevent the escape of coal oil through the pores of thewood, the barrels in which it is stored have been lined with varioussubstances, none of which have ever proved to be perfectly adapted tothe purpose. Among others glue has been used,'but its liability to crackand peel off seriously impairs its usefulness.

I have invented a new composition which will perfectly accomplish thedesired purpose, and which is not liable to the objections statedabove.The component parts of my compound are glue, molasses, and lime-water,or common whitewash, in the proportions-of one pound of glue to one pintof molasscs,.and one uart of limewater of the thickness of milk. Toprepare it I place the glue in a suitable vessel, with so much water aswill suflice to dissolve it tothe consistency of molasses. When thissolution has been effected, add the molasses, the whole being kept at agood heat, and thoroughly combine the molasses and glue, then add thelime-water, and heat it no longer. The mixture is now ready to apply,and the quantity above specified will sufli'ce to line six or sevenbarrels. The glue of the composition makes the pores of the woodimpervious to the oil; the molasses employed enters into combinationwith the glue, and renders it so tough, and cohesive to the wood, thatno amount of heat will crack or peel it from the stoves; while thelime-water is used as a drier, and prevents the glue and molassesrunning in hot weather, thewhole forming a composition which is cheap,durable, easily applied, and'admirably adapted to render the woodcompletely impervious to coal oil.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as" new, anddesire tosecure by Letters Patent, is The composition above described, when madeand used substantially as and for the purpose specified. To the abovespecification of my improved lining for coal-oil barrels I have signedmy hand this 25th day of June, 1867.

WM. R. BREE.

Witnesses:

GuAs.' A. Ps'rrrr, Somu G. KEMON

